The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-14

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Whore plants have been wintered
in the dwelling house they will need
careful attention during the month of
April. Wheu the weather is sulli-
GENTLY mild the plants should be
taken from their winter quarters, and
any dust that may have accumulated
OH the foliage should be washed off
with the sponge and water, and every
dead or dccayiug leaf should be re-
moved Those subjects sufficiently
hardy to bear exposure may with
great advantage b. placed on the
outer window-sil bnt they should
not be 50 placed there while there is
cold wind blowing, nor must they
remain all night The very best time
to put the plants out for the first
time Is when warm. gentle rain Is
falling, sptly termed growing
weather
Now Is the time to make prepara-
tiou> for spring potting, very nee
es-arv operation The plants to be
shifted, orpottad, should be watcrcd
thoroughly two days prcviOu. to the
DAY the operation Is to be performed.
80 that the soil may be in n proper
state, neither wet nor dry, and The
fresh compost used should be In n
similar condition. If new pots are
~ he used, let them be soaked in
water an hour or 50 before the plants
are pat ..tt' them; II the pot- en-
plOyed bu Old ones, they should be well
washed inside aud out and allowed TO
become perfectly dry. The drain
age should be perfect. prd each plant
should have pot suitable to it's size.
over the hole al The centre OF the base
of the pot large picre OF broken
Hover pot ora smaller piece OF oys-
ter shell should be placed, the concave
side downward; then smaller pieces
of lower pot should be added or
sluall, clean bits Of broken brick will
dO-to the depth OF at least an Inch /.
the plant that Is TO be repotted should
be trkcu upside down in the loft hand
the stem of the plant between the
middle fingers, the rim of the pot
gently tapped upon the edge OF the
liable or other solid substance, when
the pot may be lifted by the right
hHnd as easily ~ the eNtinguishcr
from candle. The ball OF soil about
the roots should be examined il
healthy the plant may bc put into "a
pot size larger than the QUE it has
just been taken from il any decAycd
root, present themselves these should
be- neatly cut OIL. The reporting
should be- done tirmly, the soil being
brought up to within half an inch of
the top OF tbe rim of the pot: this
will leave space sufficient for watering
purposes.
In the matter Of situation, soil, aud
potting pants require considerable
diversity OF treatment, vet although
these points are very essential Ia pro-
pagatiOn, they are not vital in respect
trI purchased during their Sea.
son Oi LiOum, the cultivation, or
rather | should say the after treat
ment lies in u nutshell They must
receive water and air N plenty, but
the supplies must be regulated uc.
c0rding TO the season and nature of
the plant. With the exception OF
such subjccts-thirsy subjects / may
sny -As muck. India rubber plant, ana
Arum EtmopiCum, no plants ordin-
arily grown in rooms should
stand in sauccrs full OF water.
and those plants h we mlutiunc Il
should only be allowed 10 do so dur
ing their season OF active growth.
with other plants the proper phu IL,
never to give water until the soil L.
dry, thea give plenty, sufficient IN
deed, to saturNte every particle of
sol. root and iiber, and when the
surplus water hH7 passed through into
ms saucer Tie nttcr, after he rN-
piratiou of - half mn hour or SD. should
hc cmpted, wiped dry and replaced.
When the weather j. favorable
that is to say. when neither torrents Of
rain, frost nor cutting winds prevail
the plants should br taken from tuc
room into tic open air, bringing
them bGc6 at, | have already said
toward evening.